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Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 12, 2021

1,359 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $160.24/cwt -4.01 vs last sale · ≈ $776/hd at 484 lb · 38 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $151.03/cwt +0.29 vs last sale · ≈ $802/hd at 531 lb · 31 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $144.32/cwt -2.65 vs last sale · ≈ $815/hd at 565 lb · 27 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,359 852 1,376
Feeder cattle 1,165 616 1,235
Slaughter cattle 194 236 141

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes steady and feeder classes unevenly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–235 218 2 185.00–200.00 $191.90 $418 —
250–255 253 2 196.00–198.00 $196.99 $498 +5.54
300–345 321 5 182.00–192.00 $187.03 $600 +12.91
350–395 366 16 168.00–178.00 $174.16 $637 +1.60
400–445 420 25 160.00–170.00 $165.34 $694 -2.72
450–495 484 38 158.00–168.00 $160.24 $776 -4.01
500–545 531 31 148.00–158.00 $151.03 $802 +0.29
550–595 565 27 138.00–148.00 $144.32 $815 -2.65
600–645 625 21 131.00–141.00 $135.10 $844 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–295 276 8 168.00–180.00 $174.02 $480 +2.02
325–335 328 3 174.00–176.00 $175.32 $575 +11.07
355–385 373 5 160.00–166.00 $162.33 $605 -0.71
400–445 415 11 150.00–159.00 $155.79 $647 -2.13
450–495 476 10 148.00–157.00 $151.91 $723 -1.78
500–545 518 12 138.00–147.00 $143.46 $743 +2.80
565–570 568 2 133.00–134.00 $133.50 $758 +3.50
605–640 623 2 122.00–130.00 $125.89 $784 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–285 278 2 157.00–160.00 $158.46 $441 -2.05
325–345 338 4 162.00–166.00 $163.46 $552 +9.67
355–385 374 7 150.00–156.00 $153.07 $572 +1.19
410–445 430 5 140.00–148.00 $143.26 $616 -6.24
460–495 478 7 138.00–146.00 $141.65 $677 -6.68
500–515 510 5 134.00–137.00 $134.99 $688 +0.99
565 565 1 124.00 $124.00 $701 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–230 215 2 162.00–170.00 $165.72 $356 +0.82
250–290 274 12 154.00–165.00 $158.02 $433 -3.22
300–345 328 9 146.00–156.00 $149.59 $491 -2.19
350–395 370 24 140.00–150.00 $145.12 $537 +0.57
400–445 420 25 136.00–146.00 $141.48 $594 +4.91
450–495 477 16 134.00–144.00 $137.92 $658 +2.62
500–545 522 13 122.00–132.00 $126.79 $662 +0.91
550–570 561 7 123.00–128.00 $125.41 $704 +11.87
600–625 613 2 112.00–118.00 $114.94 $705 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–245 231 7 141.00–150.00 $145.54 $336 -9.03
250–295 271 14 136.00–148.00 $142.74 $387 -4.65
300–345 324 10 136.00–145.00 $140.05 $454 -1.17
355–395 372 15 130.00–138.00 $134.54 $500 -1.37
405–445 422 17 126.00–134.00 $130.42 $550 +0.68
450–495 464 23 124.00–133.00 $130.70 $606 +6.06
525–545 538 3 112.00–116.00 $113.30 $610 +0.67
550–595 576 4 108.00–117.00 $111.65 $643 +8.37
610–635 623 3 100.00–106.00 $102.63 $639 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–230 216 5 132.00–138.00 $134.63 $291 -1.19
250 250 2 134.00 $134.00 $335 -4.00
305–335 318 9 128.00–134.00 $131.22 $417 -2.51
350–395 370 10 120.00–129.00 $124.96 $462 -0.70
405–425 415 6 120.00–124.00 $121.97 $506 +6.02
455–495 475 12 114.00–122.00 $117.92 $560 —
510 510 1 110.00 $110.00 $561 +5.50
585 585 1 100.00 $100.00 $585 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235–245 240 2 185.00–188.00 $186.47 $448 +2.41
265–295 284 5 184.00–192.00 $187.08 $531 -2.86
310–335 321 5 184.00–190.00 $186.93 $600 +11.83
350–375 356 6 172.00–178.00 $176.61 $629 +3.45
400–445 425 11 160.00–170.00 $163.99 $697 -6.01
450–460 457 3 166.00–168.00 $166.66 $762 —
515 515 2 154.00 $154.00 $793 —
575–595 588 6 138.00–142.00 $139.48 $820 -1.51
600–645 628 5 131.00–139.00 $134.33 $844 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–245 233 3 170.00–180.00 $173.76 $405 +3.76
255–295 277 8 170.00–180.00 $174.48 $483 -0.81
305–325 315 2 176.00–180.00 $177.94 $561 +16.06
355–395 378 7 158.00–166.00 $161.30 $610 +0.12
400–445 419 5 150.00–159.00 $155.47 $651 +0.12
460–475 467 5 152.00–156.00 $154.38 $721 -1.40
505–545 533 10 138.00–146.00 $140.34 $748 -0.57
560–565 563 4 134.00–135.00 $134.50 $757 +1.76
630 630 1 124.00 $124.00 $781 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 166.00 $166.00 $357 —
260–290 270 3 155.00–164.00 $160.78 $434 -4.22
310 310 2 170.00 $170.00 $527 +17.07
375–395 388 4 148.00–152.00 $149.46 $580 -4.54
405–445 425 5 140.00–148.00 $143.87 $611 -1.12
460–485 466 6 140.00–146.00 $144.13 $672 +1.00
515–530 520 5 131.00–134.00 $132.98 $691 +0.98

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1385 1073 80-85% 17 59.00–63.00 $61.62 $661 +3.16
925–1385 1110 80-85% 26 64.00–68.00 $65.46 $727 +1.51
1020–1290 1164 80-85% 8 69.00–73.00 $70.44 $820 +2.04
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
710–1275 944 85-90% 14 40.00–44.00 $41.27 $390 -9.26
780–1285 1030 85-90% 14 50.00–54.00 $51.57 $531 —
945–1280 1096 85-90% 4 45.00–48.00 $46.48 $509 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1325 1227 75-80% 3 66.00–67.00 $66.36 $814 —
1350 1350 75-80% 1 60.00 $60.00 $810 —
1240–1555 1420 75-80% 3 68.00–72.00 $70.15 $996 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1370–1465 1407 3 87.00–90.00 $87.98 $1,238 —
1315–1560 1438 2 91.00–92.00 $91.46 $1,315 —
1420–2055 1738 2 83.00–85.00 $84.18 $1,463 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.